PENSACOLA, Florida. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle plastic surgeon has been charged in the death of his wife after she suffered cardiac arrest and died days after performing after-hours procedures at his clinic last year last, authorities said. Benjamin Brown was arrested Monday for manslaughter by culpable negligence, which is a second-degree felony. He was … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint while President Joe Biden was. visit Los Angeles For a fundraising event this weekend, officials said. The agent was returning from work Saturday evening when he was approached in a residential community in Tustin, about an hour’s drive southeast of Los Angeles, … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. (AP) – A tropical disturbance brought rare flash flooding to much of South Florida as residents prepared for heavier rains Thursday and Friday. Wednesday showers and subsequent flooding Blocked roads, floating vehicles and a delay for the Florida Panthers en route to the Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers. … Read more
Authorities are using boats to patrol the ocean and warn swimmers of sharks this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where a woman and two teenage girls were injured in two separate shark attacks Friday . The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle led authorities to temporarily close several beaches to swimmers on Friday. Beaches … Read more
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — An Italian court re-convicted Amanda Knox on Wednesday of slander, even after she was exonerated of the brutal murder of her British roommate in 2007 when the two were exchange students in Italy. The court found that Knox had wrongly accused an innocent man, the Congolese owner of the bar where … Read more
Atlanta authorities were slowly cracking down on the city’s water system Saturday after corroded water pipes burst in Downtown and Midtown, forcing many businesses and attractions to close and affecting water service to area homes. The city was distributing cases of water and installing portable toilets at several fire stations and first responders were checking … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a new wave of panda mania with the announcement that two more black-and-white furry icons will be coming to Washington. The zoo announced Wednesday that a new agreement had been reached with the … Read more